Electric controlling apparatus



p 5, s. E. SCHULTZ 2,171,996

ELECTRIC CONTROLLING APPARATUS Filed May '7, 1936 .37 if XNVEN"OR 23 I azmmm. 55/7 42 7:2

LIA. ATTORN Patented Sept. 5, 1939 2,171,996

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,171,996 EIZIEGIBIC CONTROILING APPARATUS Solomon E. Schultz, Bogota, N. 1., as'signor to Ward Leonard Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application May '7, 1936, Serial No. 78,450 19 Claims. (Cl. 172-239) This invention relates to controlling apparatus the high speed winding to insure the motor act- 'wherein it is desired to cause certain parts to ing as a motor as distinguished from acting as function at a selected critical speed or speeds. a generator. Owing to the fact that the opera- This response may be made effective at a certain tion of the time-delay control has no direct rela- 25 speed during acceleration of the device to be tion to the actual speed of the fan motor, the recontrolled and the response may be made effecsults are unsatisfactory and undependable. The tive at the same speed during deceleration or at disadvantage of such a control has been atadifferent speed during deceleration. The inventempted to be overcome by providing an ample tion is adapted to the control of apparatus for time delay interval to insure that the fan motor t6 various purposes and to the control of various speed willbebelow the speed corresponding to the 1 types of apparatus. A particular embodiment of lower speed winding. This is undesirable because :the invention is disclosed herein for controlling the time interval is necessarily prolonged to such a motor having difierentwindings for operation an extent that the speed of the Ian drops so far of the motor at different speeds. One use of such below the normal lower speed that when the lowa motor is for the purpose of driving a fan at difer speed winding is connected, the motor must be ferent speeds for ventilation of buildings and accelerated to the normal speed which causes other structures according to the requirements. undue fan and motor stresses and a large lnrush In the operation of variable speed fans it has of current and disturbance or the supply line been the practice to use squirrel cage induction voltage. Moreover if more than two speeds are ac motors for driving the fans, the motors being used for the fan drive, the number of time-delay provided with difierent stator windings for drivrelays and their connections become complicated. ing the motors at different speeds corresponding By the present invention the control of the moto the respective winding connected in circuit. tor and fan can he made critically responsive to In passing from a high speed to a lower speed speed so that it is possible to connect a motor will?) winding, the change in circuit connections can win-ding to the line at virtually its synchronous not he immediately made because considerable field speed, or any other speed desired, no matter time is required 1501' the motor and an to all to what the initial point of fan deceleration or acthe lower speed. From an ideal standpoint the coloration happens to he. One object of the preslower speed winding should he connected to the out invention is to provide a dependable control line at the instant the motor or fan decelerates apparatus which will be directly responsive to the 38 to the speed corresponding to the synchronous speed oi the device to he controlled and which held speed of that winding. The stresses imposed will he reliable in. its accuracy of response. Anupon the motor and fan are zero and the inrush other object is to provide equipment which will current to the motor is at a minimum if conneche durable over long periods of use and wherein tions are made at this instant; but these stresses delicate precision type of instruments are avoidand current increase abruptly to high values ed. Another object is to provide control appawhen connections are made at points above or ratus which will be comparatively inexpensive in below synchronous speed within a comparatively initial cost and in cost of maintenance and in small range. Hence it is desirable to connect the which the requirements of inspection and repairs co winding at the instant when the motor is rotat are reduced to a minimum. Another object is to 3 ing at synchronous speed. If the winding correaccomplish the desired result with comparatively spending to the lower speed be connected before few parts or simple construction and wherein the the motor and fan has dropped to that speed, a inter-connected circuits are free from complicagenerating action occurs which may reach dantion. Other objects and advantages will he r so gerous proportions and damage the apparatus. understood from the following description and If connections are made at a speed below the accompanying drawing which illustrme presynchronous field speed of that winding, 9, motor ferred embodiments of the invention.

action occurs which, from a design standpoint, Fig. l is a diagram showing one application of is usually not considered so dangerous as the the invention; and Fig. 2 is a diagram showing 51) corresponding generator action. For this reason a modified embodiment.

when shifting from a given speed to a lower one, The invention is based upon provision of a a time-delay relay has been used in the control controlling means which responds to a predetercircuit which prevents the connecting of the low mined frequency or frequencies as the frequency speed winding to the line until a certain predeis changed which response-ls utilized for actu- 55 termined time has elapsed i d c ection 91' sting the equipment to he controlled. By provid- 55 ing an alternating current generator related to the controlled equipment in such a way that it generates a frequency proportional to the speed of the equipment to be controlled, this frequency may be utilized to operate a relay responsive to a resonant circuit, or the frequency may be utilized in a frequency matching relay and thereby control the equipment in a predetermined manner.

Referring to Fig. 1 a three-phase generator l is indicated as the source of power for driving a motor 2 on the shaft of which is mounted a fan 3, or other form of device adapted to be driven at different speeds. The motor 2 is indicated as an induction motor having a squirrel cage rotor 2a. The motor is indicated as a two speed motor having a stator high speed winding having terminals 212 and havingv a stator low speed winding having terminals 2c. Although a two speed motor is indicated, the motor could if desired be provided with additional windings for operation at additional speeds controlled by means of the present invention but for simplicity, a two speed motor is indicated. A switch 5, controlled by a coil 6, carries three movable contacts which engage fixed contacts for connecting the high speed winding to the source 0 when the coil 6 is energized. A switch l is controlled by the coil 8 and carries three movable contacts which connect the low speed winding of the motor to the source i when the coil 8 is energized.

On the shaft of the motor or shaft of the fan 3 is mounted a generator which for simplicity, may be a magneto generator having a permanent magnet 9 rotating within stationary windings id for generating a voltage and current of a frequency corresponding to the speed of the motor. Instead of being mounted on the fan or motor shaft, the magneto may be mounted on a shaft driven at a speed proportional to the speed of the motor or fan. This generator should preferably be such as to deliver an electromotive-force and current of sine wave form.

The windings ill of the frequency generator are connected in which includes in series a capacitive device-or condenser ii and an inductive device or induction coil i2 having an iron core. In series with this circuit is connected a coil it of a responsive relay which controls a switch ll having movable contacts E la and Mb. When the relay is not actuated the Contact We engages two fixed contacts lilo and Mid; andv when the relay is actuated the contact MCI, is in engagement with the contacts Me and 861 By proper design or ad justment of the capacitive device it to the inductive reactor and relay t3, the circuit connected to the winding it of the magneto generator may be made resonant at any predetermined frequency.. In a circuit of this type the magneto speed and hence the fan speed, is directly measurable by the frequency and, except as affected by its own regulation characteristics, by the magnitude of the voltage of the magneto. When the fan starts from rest the current through the tuned circuit is negligible and, if the resistance component of this circuit is relatively small, will remain so as the fan is accelerated until resonance approached when the current rises abruptlyto a high value. Beyond resonance the current abruptly drops to a value at which it holds constant upon further increase in fan speed.

It is thus possible to so select a relay with pick up and drop out values that it will be actuated at, or slightly before resonance is reach d, and

a resonant or tuned circuit will drop out slightly after resonance is reached; or it can be made to remain actuated after resonance depending on the type of operation desired. The fact that the current in the relay changes greatly with a slight change in speed as resonance is approached, together with the fact that condensers and inductances can be selected to retain virtually constant characteristics over long periods of time and under considerable ranges in temperature, it follows that the ordinary type of relay in such a circuit arrangement becomes very critical to frequency and therefore to speed.

Across the terminals of the frequency generator is connected an instrument i5 such as a voltmeter. The voltage of this generator will be substantially prop'ortional to its speed and such an instrument may be used for indicating the speed of the fan by marking the scale divisions of the instrument with speed indications instead of volt indications. This instrument may be located in the superintendent's ofiice or at any other desired location for showing the speed at which the motor and fan is operating at any time.

Another speed or frequency responsive device is indicated in Fig. 1 having controlling means responsive to two frequencies. The particular device shown is in. the form of a differential bevel gear wherein one outer gear id is driven through a friction disk clutch ltib by a synchronous selfstarting motor having a stationary winding H and a movable armature llla fixed to the shaft of the driving disk of the clutch, the gear 55 being connected to the driven disk of the clutch. The other outer bevel gear lea, is driven by a synchronous self-starting motor having a winding 98 and an. ature ma, fixed to the shaft of the gear lea. These motors may be of a self-starting type commonly used for driving synchronously operated electric clocks. The middle bevel gear id is rotatably mounted upon a radially extending support i 90, fixed to a shaft l 9b in axial alinement with the gears 86 and Mia and rotatable relatively thereto. The support We is extended to carry a contact 28 at its outer end adapted to engage fixed contacts 2th: and 2th. The winding ll of the motor driving the gear 116 is connected across one phase .of the'source i. This motor will consequently tend to drive the gear M5 through the friction disks at a speed corresponding to the frequency of the source 8. Thewinding it of the motor driving the gear 560. is connected across the circuit of the windings,v id of the magneto generator. This motor and gear the will therefore tend to be driven at a speed corresponding to the frequency generated by the magneto and corresponding to the speed of the fan and its driving motor. The synchronous motors driving the bevel gears may have windings and rotors related to give any desired proportionate speed in relation to the frequencies received, or these motors may be geared to drive the bevel gears it and Ida at any desired speed ratio with reference to the speed of the driving motors. When these motors are not connectedin circuit, it may be assumed for the purpose of explanation that the contact 2!! is in engagement with the contacts Eta and 26b. If the winding ll be connected to the source 5, it will then tend to drive the gear l 6 in one direction and if this be a clockwise direction looking from the motor end of gear it, the gear it will tend to rotate in a clockwise direction. If it be assumed that the gear I! 6a is stationary, the shaft 0 9 will be moved in a direction tending to keep the contact Ed in engagement with its fixed contacts, the friction clutch permitting the motor to operate in synchronism with its frequency. If the speed of the magneto is below a predetermined speed, the frequency of the current delivered to the winding 18 will be insumcient to operate the gear "a at a higher speed in a clockwise direction looking at gear iSa. from its motor end, than that at which the gear i6 is operated. Consequently the contact 20 will continue to remain in contact with its fixed contacts. When however the frequency to which the winding i8 is subjected attains a critical predetermined value such as to tend to drive the gear lSa at a higher speed than the gear [8, the shaft ID will be rotated in a direction to cause the contact 20 to open its circuit and move to an open position where it engages a fixed stop 2|. The contact 20 will continue to remain in its open position as long as the frequency of the magneto is above a critical value and tends to drive the gear Ilia at a higher speed than that at which the The other fixed contact gear I5 is driven. The motors will continue to operate at speeds corresponding to the frequencies to which they are respectively subjected, the triotion disks permitting compensating slippage. When however the speed and frequency of the magneto falls below this critical value, the motor driving the gear IE will cause the contact 20 to move from its position against the stop 2| and engage the contacts 20a and 701).

Fig. 1 also shows a manually operated switch 22 carrying three movable contacts 22a, 22b and 220. When this switch is moved to the left from the position shown, contact 22a engages fixed contacts 23a and 24a; and contact 22b engages fixed contacts 23b and. 24!). When this switch is moved to the right from the position shown, contact 22c engages fixed contacts 230 and 24c. The contacts 23a, 23b and 230 are connected to one terminal of any suitable source of current such as a battery 25. Contact 21a is connected to contact Me of the frequency responsive relay, ll. Contact 24b is connected to the contact Md of this relay. Contact 240 is connected to a contact Me of this relay and also to one terminal or the operating winding 6. The other terminal of this winding is connected to a fixed contact 28a engaged by a contact 26 of the low speed switch i. 2822 is connected to the other terminal of the battery or source 25, as is also one terminal of the coil 8. The other ter- -ninai of this coil is connected to a fixed contact its engaged by a contact 2i of the high speed switch 5, the other fixed contact 2% being connected to the'fix'ed contact 200 of the frequency matching relay. The other fixed contact 2% of this relay is connected to the contact Hf oi the relay switch M.

When the motor 2 and the tan 3 are at rest and the manual switch 22 is in the position shown, the control switches and responsive devices will be in the positions shown in Fig.1. If it be desired to bring the motor and fan to high speed from rest, the switch :22 will be moved to the right which causes the contact 22c to engage its fixed contacts, closing a circuit from the battery 25 through the contact 220 and coil 8 and then through contact it of switch '1 back to the battery 25. This causes the switch 5 to be moved to a position wherein its three movable contacts will connect the high speed winding of the motor to the source i. The motor and the fan are then brought up to full speed regardless of how the frequency responsive relays act because the circuit of operating coil 5 will be maintained without interruption. If it be desired-to stop the motor the switch 22 will be thrown from its right-hand position to the position shown in the drawing which will open the circuit of coil 8 and permit switch 5 to be thrown to its open position stopping the motor. All parts will then return to the position shown in the drawing.

If it be desired to start the motor from rest and bring it to say half speed or the speed corresponding to the low speed winding of the motor 2, the switch 22 will be moved to the left. This causes contacts 220. and 22b to engage their fixed contacts. This will automatically first connect the high speed winding of the motor 2 to the source I in order to avoid excessive starting strains and overloading of the low speed winding, and then will automatically disconnect the high speed winding and connect the low speed winding to the source i at a speed corresponding to that of the low speed winding, after which the motor will continue to operate at the intermediate speed of the low speed winding. The moving of the switch 22 to the left causes a circuit to be closed from the battery through contact 221) and through contact ilb of the frequency responsive relay which is now deenergized, and thence through the coil 6 and through contact 26 back to the battery. This energizes coil 6 and closes the switch 5 and connects the high speed winding of the motor to the source. This movement switch also raises contact 21 from its fixed contacts.

When the motor and fan reach a predetermined speed, the current in the tuned circuit abruptly rises to a magnitude suiiicient to operate relay i3 and switch M. This raises the contact Mb from its fixed contacts and causes the contact i ia to engage its fixed contacts He and Hf. The speed oi the fan and resulting frequency at which this occurs is preferably slightly above the speed corresponding to the speed of the motor and fan when the low speed winding is connected to the source. The actuation of the frequency responsive reiay it breaks the circuit of the high speed coil 6 at contact iih' causing the switch 5 to assume its initial position and break the motor circuit and the contact 2? to engage its fixed contacts. This completes a circuit from the battery it? through contact 22a and Mo irorn which the circuit continues through the contact of the frequency matching relay which is now in closed position and thence through contact 27 oi the high speed switch ii and through coil 3 oi the low speed switch i back to battery. This throws the switch '7 to the circuit closed position and connects the low speed winding of the motor to the source i. In this movement of the switch i, the contact 2% is raised from its fixed contacts which introduces another break in the circuit of coil 6. The driving motor 2 and fan 2 will continue to operate at its intermediate speed with the parts in the position just described.

When it is desired to pass from the intermediate speed to the high speed, the switch 22 is moved from its left-hand position to its right-hand position. This causes the circuit of the coil d to be broken by the disengagement of the contact 22a from its fined contacts, resulting in the low speed switch "5 being deenergized and in the disconnection oi the low speed winding. This action causes the contact to engage its fixed contacts which closes a circuit from the battery 25 through contact 220 and through coil 6 of the high speed winding, thence through the contact 25 back. to' the battery. This connects the high speed winding of the motor 2 to the source and brings the motor 2 and tan 3 up to the high speed. During fit? this increase in speed, the frequency responsive relay coil l3 continues to hold the switch M in its upper position even though the current in this coil drops considerably at speeds above that givis assumed to be slightly above that at which the relay i 3 responded to actuate its switch, the frequency matching relay will cause the speed of the gear l6a to exceed that of the gear l5 and,'as

previously explained, thereby move contact 28 from its closed position to its open position against stop 2i. This introduces an additional break in. the circuit of the low speed relay coil 8 for in terlocking purposes. The motor 2 and fan 3 will accelerate to and operate at the high speed with the parts in-the position just described.

When it is desired to pass from high speed to the intermediate or low speed operation of the fan, the handle 22 is moved from its right-hand position through its mid-position to the left for engaging the contacts 22a and 22b with'their fixed contacts. This moves the contact 220 from its fixed contacts and interrupts the circuit of the high speed coil 6 which permits the switch 5 to move to its open position and cause contact 27 to engage its fixed contacts. However this engagement or the contact 2?. cannot close the circuit of the lowjspeed coil 8 because it has been opened at the contact 2@, even though switch M is in its actuated position with the contact Ma engaging its fixed contacts. The speed of the fan and its driving motor will now fall to a speed slightly above that at which the frequency responsive relay coil l3 actuated its switch i l; and at this slightly higher speed the frequency matching relay will be moved to cause its contact 2d to engage its fixed contacts. This action will be due to the frequency of the magneto falling below that at which it drives gear liic at a higher speed than that of gear it which results in the gear it becoming more effective and moving the contact id to its closed position. The circuit of the coil ii of the low speed winding is then closed through a. circuit from the battery 25, contact 22a, contact i do, contact 2d, contactZl and through coil t back to the battery. This connects the low speed winding of the motor 2 to the source i at a speed which is safe for such a connection and the motor and fan then continue to operate at a speed corresponding to the low speed winding with the parts remaining in the position last derscribed. Of course when the switch 22 is thrown to'its mid-position the circuits are deenergized and the motor and fan come to rest.

It is apparent from the above described mode of operation that the controlling apparatus insures the proper operation of the fan and its driving motor at any selected speed and that the automatically controlled impulses insure the proper sequence of operations under all change of speeds and prevents the low speed winding from being connected in circuit except when the speed of the driven motor is such as to permit a safe connection of the low speed winding. It is evident that the responsivecontrol at a critical frequency is directly related to the speed of the driven motor and that the controlling devices are of a character that are dependable in operation and of simple form of construction. 7

In Fig. 2 the parts corresponding to those of Fig. 1 are similarly numbered and function in the same way. In Fig. 2 however an interlocking relay 3!! is used instead of the frequency matching device of Fig. 1. This relay has a coil 3! and two movable contacts 32 and 33. When the coil 3! is deenergized the contact 32 engages two fixed contacts 32a and 32b. When the relay is energized the contact 33 is brought into engagement with the fixed contacts 33a and 33b.

The manual switch 34' is shown carrying four movable contacts 34a, 34b, 34c and 34d. In the mid-position of this switch these contacts do not engage any fixed contacts but when the switch is moved to the left, contact 360. engages contacts 35a and 35b; and contact 34b engages contacts 36a and 36b. When switch 36 is moved to the right, contact 340 engages contacts 37a. and 31b; and contact 34d engages contacts 38a and 38b. The fixed contacts of the switch 36 and of the controlling relays are connected as shown in Fig. 2 and their manner of connecting will be understood from the following description of the mode of operation.

7 When switch 36 is moved to the left, it causes the high speed winding of the driving motor 2 to be connected to the source i. A circuit is closed through the coil 6 of switch 5 from the battery through contact 36a, coil 6 and through contact 26 of switch 7 back to the battery. This closes switch 5 and connects the high speed winding of the driving motor to the source, at the same time moving contact 27? from its fixed contacts. As the motor and fan are brought up to full speed, the frequency responsive relay is will cause switch it to be actuated so that contact Ma will engage its fixed contacts and contact Mb will be moved from its fixed contacts. This relay will remain in its actuated position upon further increase of the fan and motor speed even though the current decreases in the resonant circuit after passing thorugh the speed at which the relay it; responds because the relay is adjusted so that a much less current serves to hold the relay contacts in their actuated position than is required to move it from its deenergized position. The movement of the speed and frequency responsive switch 86 causes a circuit to be closed from the battery through the coil 35 of the interlocking relay by a circuit extending from the battery to contact i lf, thence through contact Ma to contact Me and then through relay coil 38, through contact 3% of switch 343 and thence to the other side of the battery. This causes the actuation of switch 38 so that the contact 32 is disengaged from its contacts and the contact 33 is brought into engagement with its fixed contacts. This closes a maintaining circuit from the coil 3i through contact 33 to the other side of the battery so that even when switch 363 is moved from its left-hand position to the mid-position or to its right-hand position, the switch 3t) will remain in its actuated position, as long as the frequency responsive relay it! remains in its actuated position, or as long as the high speed winding of the driving motor 2 is connected to the source and the motor and fan continue to operate at high speed.

If it be desired to operate the fan at the lower speed, the switch 36 is moved to the right which disengages contacts 36a and 36b from their fixed contacts and causes contacts 340 and 34d to engage their fixed contacts. This opens the circuit of the high speed coil 5 at contact 34a which disconnects the high speed winding from the source and causes contact 2! toengage its fixed iii) contacts 21a and 21b. The fan now begins to fall in speed. when the driving motor and Ian have decelerated to a speed below the speed at which the frequency responsive relay picked up and to a speed which gives a current in the resonant circuit somewhat less than the current required to hold the frequency responsive relay in its actuated position, this relay will move to its lower position, opening the circuit at contact Ila. This opens the circuit of the relay coil 3| causing its contacts to move to the position shown in the drawing. The moving of the switch H to its lower position closes a circuit through contact Nb and through the high speed coil 6 by a connection from the battery through contact 340, contact Mb, coil 6, contact 26 back to the battery. This causes the high speed winding of the driving motor 2 to be connected in circuit which starts to bring the motor up to full speed. However as soon as the speed attains a value at which the frequency of the magneto generator corresponds to the tuned frequency of the resonant circuit, the coil 13 will actuate the switch it to open the circuit oithe high speed coil 6 at the contact Mb. The switch 5 then takes the position shown in the drawing, closing the circuit thorugh the low speed coil 8 at the contact 21, this circuit being traced from the battery 25 to contact Hf, contact a, contact He, contact 32, the coil 3|v now being deenergized, and from contact 32 the circuit continues through contact 34d, contact 21 and throughcoil 8 back to the battery. Thus the low speed winding of motor 2 will be connected to the source and the motor will operate at the lower speed.

When it is desired to pass from the lower speed to high speed, the switch 34 is moved to the left. This breaks the circuit of the low speed coil 8 at the contact 34d and the high speed coil 6 is energized to connect the high speed winding of the driving motor to the source by a circuit from the battery 25 thorugh contact 34a, coil 6, and contact 26 back to the battery. This also causes energization of the interlocking relay coil 3| by a circuit from the battery through contact I la, coil 3| and contact 341) back to the battery. The motor will then be brought to high speed and the parts will be in the position previously described at the high speed condition, the switches l6 and 30 being held in their actuated positions.

When it is desired to start the fan from rest to an intermediate speed, the switch 34 is moved from the position shown in the drawing to the right, causing contacts 340 and 3411 to engage their fixed contacts. This closes a circuit through the high speed control coil 6 and causes the high speed winding of the driving motor to be connected to the source, the circuit through the coil 6 being from the battery through contact 34c, contact to, coil 6 and contactit back to the battery. When the motor has accelerated to a point at which the frequency responsive relay l3 actuates its relay contacts, the circuit at contact Mb is broken, opening the circuit of the coil 6 and disconnecting the high speed winding of the motor from the source. The engagement of the contact Eta with its fixed contacts closes a circuit from the battery through contact Ma, contact t2 (the coil 3| remaining deenergized) thence through contact 34d and contact 21 through the low speed coil 8 back to the battery. This connects the low speed winding of the driving motor to the source and the fan then continues to be driven at the low speed with the parts remaining in the position just described.

It is apparent that the apparatus serves to protect all parts from improper operation of control and that the intermediate speed winding of the driving motor is prevented from being connected incircuit except when the speed of the motor closely approaches the speed at which the motor is driven by the low speed winding. The interconnections between the responsive relays and the manually operated switch gives a protective interlocking to insure proper control regardless oi the manner in which the manual switch is operated. The frequency responsive relay and its circuit may be designed and adjusted to hold in until the current in the tuned circuit has decreased to any selected predetermined value which may or may not be near thepick-up value according to requirements; also the frequency matching relay may be of various forms of construction and design other than the particular form indicated. the relay coil i3 inseries in the resonant circuit, this coil may be connected in shunt with the induction coil i2 and the same results obtained.

Although particular applications and einbodiments of the invention have been described, it will be understood that various other applications may be made and that the improvement may'be embodied in various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. Although certain of the claims specify a motor having high and low speed windings, or a pluralityof windings, for operation of the motor at different speeds, it will be understood that these claims are intended to cover the equivalent construction wherein two or more motors, each having a winding for operation at a speed different from that of the other motor or motors, may be mounted on the same shaft and controlled in the same way as a single motor having a plurality of windings for securing operation of the driven shaft at different speeds.

I claim:

instead of connecting 1. The combination oi a motor having a high and a low speed winding for operating the motor at different speeds, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed of said motor, and means responsive to a condition of said frequency during deceleration of the motor for first connecting said high speed winding in circuit when the speed of the motor has fallen to a predetermined speed and then connecting said low speed winding in circuit when the speed of the motor is near the speed at which it is driven by said low speed winding.

-2. The combination of an electric motor adap ed to operate at different speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed 02' the motor, and means controlled by said switching means and responsive to a condition of said frequency for first connecting the motor for high speed operation and then connecting the motor for a lower intermediate speecl'operation during acceleration and during deceleration when the speed of the motor approximates the intermediate speed selected by said switching means.

3. The combination of an electric motor adapted to operate at different speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed of the motor, a resonant circuit subjected to said frequency, and means controlled by said switching means and responsive to a condition of the current in said a resonant circuit subjected to said frequency, a

resonant circuit for first connecting the motor for high speed operation and then connecting the motor for alower intermediate speed operation during acceleration when the speed of the motor aproximates the intermediate speed selected by said switching means and for connecting the motor for an intermediate speed operation during deceleration from a higher speed when the speed of the motor approximates the intermediate speed selected by said switching means.

4. The combination of an electric motor adapted to operate at difierent speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, means for creating an alternating ,current frequency'corresponding to the speed of the motor, and means controlledby said switching means for connection of the motor for high'speed operation and responsive to a condition of said frequency for disconnecting the motor from high speed operation and then connecting the motor for a lower speed operation during deceleration when the speed of the motor has dropped to a speed approximating the lower speed selected by said switching means.

v 5. The combination of an electric motor adapted to' operate at different speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, means for creating an alternating current fre- 'quency corresponding to the speed of the motor, a resonant circuit subjected to said frequency, and means controlled by said switching means for connection of the motor for high speed operation and responsive to a condition of the current in said resonant circuit for disconnecting the motor from high speed operation and then connecting the motor for a lower speed operation during deceleration when the speed of the motor has dropped to a speed approximating the lower speed selected by said switching means.

6. The combination of an electric motor adapted to operate at different speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, a frequency matchingdevice, means for supplying alternating current to said device of a constant frequency and also supplying alternating current to said device of a frequency corresponding to the speed of the motor, and means controlled by said switching means for connection of the motor for high speed operation and responsive to said device upon the frequencies supplied thereto attaining a predetermined relationship for disconnecting the motor from high speed operation and then connecting the motor for a lower speed operation during deceleration when the speed of the motor has dropped to a speed approximating the lower speed selected by said switching means.

7. The combination of an electric motor adapted to operate at difierent speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed of the motor,

frequency matching device subjected to said frequency and also subjected to a constant frequency, contacts controlled by said device, a relay subjected to change of current in said resonant circuit, contacts controlled by said relay, and connections between said switching means, frequeny matching device contacts and relay contacts for-insuring the making of connections for operating the motor at an intermediate speed only when the contacts controlled by said frequency matching device and by said relay have a predetermined relationship to each other.

suring a connection of the motor for operation at an intermediate speed only when the contacts controlled by said device and said relay have a predetermined relationship to each other.

9. The combination of a motor having a high and a low speed winding for operating the motor at different speeds, manual switching means for determining desired connections of said high or low speed windings in circuit, means for creating an alternating current frequency directly proportional to the speed of said motor, and means responsive to a condition of said frequency and said switching means for accomplishing a desired connection in circuit'of said low speed winding during acceleration and during deceleration.

10. The combination of a motor having a high and a low speed winding for operating the motor at diiierent speeds, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed of said motor, manual switching means for controlling the connections of the high speed winding and for determining the connections of the low speed winding, and means controlled by said switching means and responsive to a condition of said frequency for connecting said low speed winding in circuit during acceleration and during deceleration only when the speed of said motor correspond approximatelyto the speed at which said motor is driven by said low speed winding.

11. The combination of a motor having a high and a low speed winding for operating the motor at difierent speeds, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed of said motor, manual switching means for controlling the connections of the high speed winding and for determining the connections of the low speed winding; and means controlled by said switching means and responsive to a condition of said frequency during deceleration of the motor for connecting said low speed winding in circuit when the speed of the motor is near the speed at which said motor is driven by said low speed winding.

12. The combination of a motor adapted to be operated at difierent speeds, said motor having a plurality of windings for operating the motor at diflerent speeds, manually controlled switching means for determining the desired connection of said motor windings for operating the motor at a determined speed, means for creating an alternating current frequency corresponding to the speed of said motor, and means responsive to a condition of said frequency for accomplishing the desired connections of said motor windings for operation of the motor at a determined low speed after movement of said switching means during acceleration of the motor and .during deceleration of the motor.

13. The combination of a motor adapted to be operated at different speeds, said motor having a plurality of windings for operating the motor at diflerent speeds, manually controlled switching means for determining a desired condesired connections of said motor windings for operation of the motor at a determined low speed after movement of said switching means from a condition of high speed operation to a position for the determined low speed operation.

14. The combination of an electric motor, said motor, having a plurality of windings, a device responsive to the relation between two alternating current frequencies, means for supplying a1- ternating current of different frequencies to said device, switching means for determining a desired connection of said motor windings for operating the motor at a determined speed, and controlling means affected by said switching means and responsive to said device for accomplishing the determined connections of the motors windings for operation of the motor at a determined low speed after movement of said switching means from a condition of high speed operation to a position for the determined low speed operation.

15. The combination of an electric motor, said motor having a plurality of windings, a frequency matching control device, means for supplying alternating current to said device of a constant frequency and also supplying alternating current to said device of a frequency corresponding to the speed of said motor, switching means for determining a desired connection of said motor windings for operating the motor at a determined speed, and controlling means for said motor affected by said switching means and responsive to said device upon the frequencies supplied to said device attaining a predetermined relationship for accomplishing the desired connections of the motor windings for operation of the motor at a determined low speed after movement of said switching means from a condition of high speed operation to a position for the determined low speed operation.

16. The combination of an alternating current 1 supply circuit, an electric motor having a plurality of windings for receiving alternating current from said supply circuit, means for creating an alternatingcurrent frequency directly proportional to the speed of the motor, means for connecting one of said windings to said supply circuit, and means responsive to a critical condition of said frequency for disconnecting said last named motor winding from the supply circuit and for connecting another of said motor windings to the supply circuit when the motor reaches a predetermined intermediate speed during acceleration and also during deceleration.

I 17. The combination of an electric motor adapted to operate at different speeds, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the mo tor, means responsive to an intermediate speed of the motor, and means interrelating said switching means and said responsive means ,for connecting said motor for operation at an intermediate speed when the speed of the motor approximates said intermediate speed after the switching means has been moved from a condition of high speed operation to a selected position for said intermediate speed operation.

18. The combination of an electric motor having a high speed winding for operation of the motor at high speed and a low speed winding for operating the motor at an intermediate speed, switching means for selecting the desired speed of the motor, means responsive approximately to said intermediate speed of the motor, and means interrelating said switching means and responsive means for connecting said low speed winding to the supply circuit for operation of the motor at said intermediate speed when the motor has fallen from high speed to approximately said intermediate speed after said switching means has been moved from a condition of high-speed operation to a position for selecting said intermediate speed operation.

19. The combination of an induction motor having a high and low speed winding for operating the motor at difierent speeds, manual switching means for selecting desired connections of said high and low speed windings in circuit, means for creating an alternating current frequency directly' proportional to the speed of the motor,

a resonant circuit subjected to said alternating I said frequency corresponds to said predetermined frequency.

SOLOMON E. SCHULTZ. 

